Sanitary bead opening



Oct. 6, 1931. w MQRGAN 1,826,255

SANITARY BEAD OPENING Filed Jan. 15, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l InventorZflOI' 0/7 i 6 I I Bylgaww If Attorney l oflice buildings,

Patented Oct. 6, 1931 UNITED STA TES PATENT OFFICE Application filedJanuary 15, 1930. Serial No. 420,920.

This invention relates broadly to the build-' ing of door and windowopenings in houses, sanitariums, hospitals,

schools and the like, and the primary '01)- ject of this invention is toprovide and includes bead. for the door and window opening, the beadbeingiof such a nature as to insure a neat and attractive appearance.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bead as may bereadil secured in place in such a manner as to e iminate all undesirableand unnecessary cor-' ners, crevices and the like in which dust andvermin may accumulate.

A still further object of the invention is to'provide a means of thecharacter above mentioned, which may be readily and easil put into placeat the opening in the wal without necessitatingany material alterationsin the conventional door or window frame and wherein the bead ispreferably formed of wood, painted, varnished or otherwise finished toconform with the door or window frame with which it is used and further,wherein the wooden bead is simple in construction, may be used with anytype of door or window opening, and further, wherein the head willotherwise prove itself well adapted for the purpose designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring a study ofthe following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein: I

Figure 1 is aWfragmentary elevational view of a Wall having a, dooropening formed therein for more clearly illustrating the manner in whichthe present invention is to be carried out, I

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view showing the use of the improvedbead in conjunction with a door opening in the Wall,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view of the door openingfor more clearly illustrating the manner of forming the opening priortothe installation .of the head as shown in Fi re 2,

Figure 4 is a horlzontal sectional view taken through a window structureshowing the manner of alining the laths and plaster of the wall at thewindow opening prior to the bead being installed,

ner designated by S. As shown in Figure 1,

the wall is provided with an entrance or door opening 0. The door framein the opening 1s designated generally by the ref- H erence character F.

In forming, or completing the walls W having the door opening 0 formedtherein, the usual laths L 'are'nailed or otherwise affixed to thestudding S, the end of the laths at opposite sides of the dooropeningoverlapping the inner and outer faces of the jamb 5 of the door frame F,the end of the laths terminating inwardly from the door opening as shownto advantage in Figure 2.

In the method adopted, and as'shown to advantage in Figure 3, after thelaths L are aflixed to the studding'and jamb 5 of the window frame asjust described, a ground of cheap wood which may be either a studding orlath is utilized in the nature of a ground as indicated at 6, the groundbeingnailed to the members 5 of the door frame about the edge of theopening in the wall, the thickness of which ground 6 will be equal tothe com 9 bined thickness of the laths and the plaster P as shown toadvantage in Figure 3.

Y The ground 6 will act as a guide for a trowel which smooths plasterinto place the outer face of the plaster being flush with the outer faceof the ground.

When the plastering operation has been completed, the ground 6 is thenremoved and then substituted therefor as shown to advantage in Figure 2is my improvedibead or mold- 5 and said head is disposed directlyagainst the edges of the laths L and the plaster P, and the head on itsouter longitudinal edge is provided with an inwardly directed loch:- ingflange 7 which overlaps the plaster for locking the plaster as shown toadvantage in Figure 2.

From the foregoing then it will be seen that the edges of the wall aboutthe opening 0 will present a neat, clean, attractive and well finishedappearance, and that the bead B may be set in place without in anywayaltering either the conventionalstructure of the door frame, the door orthe conventional door stop E which stop is secured in the usual wellknown manner to one of the vertical frame members 5, commonly known asthe door jamb.

It will also be appreciated from the fore going, that as comprehended bythe present invention, that the usual wall, frame members are used asdoor jambs, without a'decting any change in construction, and that tothe wall frame memberiorining the door iamb there is applied the latheand plaster without necessitating any change in construction of theframe door jamb and without the aid of any other material except commonor ordinary wood ground as illustrated in the above description, afterwhich upon removal of the ground, there is applied a substantiallyL-sliaped wood head as shown thus forming a complete and attractivelyfinished door opening, which bead may be finished as to conform to thedoor and other trimming in the room.

In Figures 4: and 5 l have shown fragmentarily a window frame opening,the window being of the conventional'style and embodying the usualvertical frame members 9, the outside stop 10 and the parting strip 131.As herein shown, the laths L have their ends secured to the insidevertical edge of the window frame, member 9, the end or" the lathsterminating flush with the edge of the window opening, and the plaster Pterminating flush with the end of the lath as shown.

In this connection, the ground is designated by the reference character6", and in this illustration is preferably of elongated rectangularconfiguration being in the nature of a conventional lath whereas theground strip 6 as used may be a conventional studding. As shown inFigure 4, the ground 6' has its inner end in spaced parallelism with oneside edge of the parting strip ll, said ground 6 being nailed orotherwise'secured I as at 12 to the window frame member flush againstthe adjacent end of the lathe, L and tenants plaster P, the function ofthe ground 6 however being the same as the ground 6.

As shown in Figure 5, in this instance, the head or molding isdesignated generally by the reference character B, the molding orbead Bbeing also of L-shaped configuration, the same as the bead B, the flange7 of the bead l3 overlapping the plaster, While at its opposite end thevertical end edge of the bead B extends inwardly from the outer edge ofthe window frame 9 to terminate in spaced parallelism with the partingstrip 11, so that obviously in window construction, the bead also servesthe function of an inside stop, cooperating with the parting strip 11 inthe same manner as the outside stop 10 to provide channel guides for thewindow sash 15..

f desired, nails or other securing elements 14 may be driven through theflange 7', the plaster P and the laths L and into the frame members 9for more securely anchoring the bears B in place.

In Figure 6 l have shown the beading embodying the features of myinvention, and in this instance the heading designated by the referencecharacter B2 is secured to the forward edge ofthe subsill 13 of thewindow frame, and the flange 7a of the heading B2 overlaps the adjacentend portion of the plaster P at the meeting edges of the plaster and thesubsill. Y

lhus it will be seen that in this connection, the head is also adaptablefor use as the innor finishing strips of a window sill.

From a study of Figures 4: to 6 inclusive, and from the foregoingdescription, relative thereto, it will be seen in regard to the windowopening, the laths and plaster are applied directlyto the inside edge ofthe window jamb as shown without necessitating any change inconstruction of either side jamb or head jamb and the laths and plasterare so applied only with the aid of a common lath for a ground toguidethe plaster trowel -as before described, and further that the inneredge of the subsill of the window is fashioned at the bottom of thewindow frame so that it becomes plaster ground, being so extendedinwardly to conform to the thickness of the lath and plaster and alsotop of subsill is fashioned so that when laths and plaster are soapplied it is at substantially right angles to the wall.

Furthermore, as will be appreciated, the L- shaped head is used allaround the opening to act as a window sash guide at the sides and top ofthe window as is apparent from Figures 4 and 5 and also to act as astool at the bottom of the window as shown in Figure 6,

said L-shaped means thus further functioning as a finishing member forthe window opening.

It is thought that from the foregoing deof the operation, construction,utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be had bythose skilled in the art without a more detailed description.

It is also thought, that from the foregoing, it will be readilyappreciated a door or window opening in which is disposed the usualframe will present a neat and attractive finish, be free of corners andcrevices when equipped in the manner as above set forth with a finishingbead embodying the features of the present invention and through themedium of which molding or bead, the plaster will be locked to thelaths,the flange of the bead acting as'a protection for the plastering at thatend of the plaster adjacent the edge of the door or window opening alongthe sides, and as will be apparent along the top of the opening.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodimentof my invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible tochanges fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as hereindescribed, and the scope of the appended claims.

While I do not claim to be the original inventor of the L-shaped orrightangle mold, since in some of itsrelative forms it has been incommon practice heretofore a number of years, I do claim all such formsof heading as here used for'door and window openings, and-in combinationwith door and windows for use with the door and window jambs and thelaths and plaster of the wall at the edges of the door and windowopenings all in the I manner as hereinbefore described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: j

1. A wall having an opening, a closure supporting frame in the opening,a bead formed ofwood, said bead being of L-shaped formation in crosssection, and having one flange thereof secured to the frame, and theother flange thereof extending in spaced parallelism to the frame, aplaster coat on the wall abutting the'first mentioned flange of saidbead, the last mentioned flange of said head being disposed inoverlapping relation with the adjacent edge of said plaster coat and thefirst mentioned flange of said bead providing a closure stop for theframe.

2. A wall having an opening, a window frame in the opening and providedwith a window stop, a bead formed of wood, said bead being of L-shapfilformation in cross section, and having one flange thereof secured to theframe, and the other flange thereof extending in spaced parallelism tothe frame, a plaster ,coat on the wall abutting the first mentionedflange of said head, the last mentioned flange of said bead beingdisposed in overlapping relation with the adjacent,

edge of said plaster coat, laths interposed between said plaster coatand the wall, said lath having their ends in abutting relation with thefirst mentioned flange of said bead,

said first mentioned flange extending in.

spaced parallelism to said window stop to accommodate therebetween awindow sash.

3. A wall having an opening, a window frame in the opening, a beadformed of wood, said bead being of L-shaped formation in cross section,and having one flange thereof secured to the frame, and the other flangethereof extending in spaced parallelism to the frame, a plaster coat onthe wall abutting 1 arranged in the window opening of a build-,

ing, a finishing bead, L-shaped in cross section and of a lengthcorresponding substantially to the length of a selected one of themembers of the window frame, said bead having one flange thereofoverlapping said one frame member, and the other flange thereofoverlapping the adjacent edge portion of the wall plaster, that portionof the first mentioned flange projecting laterally of the building wallproviding a ground for the corresponding edges of the laths and wallplaster at the edge of the window opening, said first mentioned flangeproviding a sash stop for the window frame.

5. In combination with awindow fram member and a sash stop extendinglongitudinally thereof, of a bead formed f wood and secured to saidframe membe in spaced parallelism to said stop to provide a second stopcooperating with the first mentioned stop, said bead having a portionthereof projecting beyond an adjacent edge of said frame member, toprovide a ground for the plaster wall terminating flush with the outersurface of said frame member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' WILLIAM T. MORGAN.

